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House Hansard - 70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Arielle Kayabaga
  • May/12/22 10:26:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I sincerely thank my colleague, who sits with me on the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. I know he was there during today's committee meeting when the minister announced that we would be opening two more visa offices in Africa. My colleague knows that we are making a lot of progress. Unfortunately, I have to contradict him when he says that we are not doing much. Francophone immigration keeps increasing in places like Moncton. I know that it is easier to complain from the other side of the House. Since he was at today's committee meeting, my colleague heard that we continue to increase francophone immigration and to open visa offices throughout Africa to help manage applications from francophone immigrants.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Arielle Kayabaga
  • May/12/22 10:27:43 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I really appreciate that question from my colleague, who is also a member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. As I just said in my speech on Bill C‑13, we want this policy to help the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship build on efforts to increase francophone immigration to Canada. Today he announced that we will continue to work on this. Let us not forget that, when the Conservatives were in power, they closed many of our diplomatic missions in Africa. We cannot do more if we have fewer missions and fewer visa offices. Right now, we are trying to make up for the work they did not do so we can continue to grow francophone immigration. I deeply appreciate your work on francophone immigration, specifically francophone immigration in Africa.
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